Coleraine's 2024-25 season in review
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2024-25 League position: 5th
Player of the season: Matthew Shevlin
2024-25 Review: The Bannsiders' first season as a full-time outfit was always going to be one of adjustment, although few could have predicted the campaign would feature quite so much upheaval on the Ballycastle Road.
The change in status brought about a change of playing staff, and there were inconsistent performances in the early stages of the year, although Matthew Shevlin remained a reliable source of goals.
Six games unbeaten before the split saw them secure a top-six spot, but that was not enough to keep manager Dean Shiels in his job.
By the time of the play-offs, former Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins was in place to preside over a final defeat by Cliftonville that cost his new side European football next year.
The expected arrival of Joel Cooper from Linfield has already seen Henry Ross, the executive chairman and majority shareholder at the club, make a huge transfer splash, while the g of Kodi Lyons-Foster from Glentoran should significantly bolster their defence.
Who else they recruit before the 2025-26 season will surely be one of the stories of the Irish Premiership summer.
2025-26 gs so far: Kodi Lyons-Foster (Glentoran), Joel Cooper (Glentoran)
2025-26 departures so far: Kyle Spence (unattached), Paddy Burns (unattached), Kyle McClelland (end of loan)